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... sifting and selecting from the apartment full of possessions we had accumulated despite arriving here with only a 20Kg suitcase each. Why do we collect and horde? Now we are down to an inflatable mattress and camp chairs that will go with us.

Our plan is to spend several nights, maybe even weeks, in one place so we can set up the awning and “privacy room” attached to the side of the ...

... pressures people to pay homage at their predecessors’ graves so the necessary adornments are on offer. Variations occur as vendors meet the diverse needs of celebrations such as Christmas or Easter. Each dictates the colour, texture and the accompanying cacophony of sound in the market.

One senses that a mutualistic relationship exists between the core tenants and these “festival” stall-holders. Perhaps ...

After two tours of the castle, and finally feeling satisfied with my visit, I left the castle via the river gate and crossed the river Nogat on the footbridge. I took some photos of the castle from the other side before returning back across. I had spent 5 hours in the castle and it was worth it. While the rest of Poland would have to wait for another trip, I’m glad I took to the time to see this mother of all castles. It was a very ...

... human hands. It is huge and we walked around with our ipod guides. In 1280 the castle was hone to the Teutonic knights and later the King of Poland. We had lunch at the castle a medieval polish spit roast and Kate had a polish pancake which was delish! We took the train back to Gdansk and relaxed. OMG the castle was so big LOL Jack spit roast Kate ricotta filled pancake with apple and raspberries Steps 18,050 - 12.99 km ...

... neighbors on a number of occasions. Eventually they bit off more than they could chew and got beat into extinction by the Poles and Lithuanians.

They did however build some bad ass castles including the granddaddy of them all, the uber Gothic Malbork. This puppy is the largest castle in the world and exploring it was a really cool way to kill a ...